Sign Up to News Join NWC
Category: Press Releases
Published: Friday, July 24, 2026
The National Women's Council (NWC) has welcomed the publication of the first Local Democracy Taskforce - Government Implementation Plan as an important step towards strengthening local democracy, bringing greater decision-making powers to local government and supporting elected representatives to...
Published: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The government has once again showed contempt for the women of Ireland by taking money designated for getting women into jobs and into decision-making positions to spend on budget short-falls. In April, the government allocated almost €5 million for these measures...
Published: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The disastrous cuts to women's equality programmes proposed in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes would wreck hard won advances in the fight for women's equality and would be particularly devastating for women...
Published: Monday, July 13, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) supports the Well Women Centre's (WWC) call to ensure that the most-at-risk groups are targeted in planning future delivery of the Cervical Check National Screening Service. The Dublin Well Women Centre is a...
Published: Sunday, July 12, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes the comments of Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanaifan T.D. recognising that 'child benefit is a highly payment of mothers' in Ireland. However any proposal to cut Child Benefit will...
Published: Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) has to-day called for a complete review and examination of how the Government's stated commitment to achieving a minimum of 40 percent representation of women on State boards is being implemented. This comes in...
Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The NWCI completely opposes any changes or cuts to, or means-testing of Child Benefit in the up-coming report from An Bord Snip Nua to the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan TD.The NWCI is making this statement in response to...
Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009
'Let's not let a mere recession and the men who are running this country get in our way in the fight for women's equality', the Chairwoman of the NWCI, Maura Butler, said today. She was speaking at the AGM of...
Published: Saturday, May 23, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) has condemned the Government's handling of almost €9 million targeted in Budget 2008 at gender mainstreaming and positive actions for women, which it has been revealed, was instead used to fund Garda overtime, covert surveillance...
Published: Thursday, May 07, 2009
All the main political parties except Fianna Fail supported a demand from the National Women's Council ( NWCI) for a universal state pension. Fianna Fail declined to send a spokesperson to the event. All agreed that the universal state pension could...
Published: Wednesday, May 06, 2009
All the main political parties except Fianna Fail today supported a demand from the National Women's Council of Ireland for a universal state pension. Fianna Fail declined to send a spokesperson. All agreed that this could be funded through the...
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) will call on government to radically change the social welfare system at an event this Friday in Limerick, to ensure greater equality between women and men. The event: 'Putting the Well into Welfare...
Published: Monday, April 06, 2009
"The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes the announcement of a 'free early childcare and education year' for all pre-school aged children, but remains extremely concerned at the targeting of child benefit for means testing or taxation" stated Orla O'Connor,...
Published: Thursday, April 02, 2009
National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) makes recommendations to Government .The government must not try to 'cut' its way out of the crisis, it is critical that a long term plan is put in place that creates a new way...
Published: Wednesday, April 01, 2009
The effects of child benefit being cut for me would mean I could no longer work as I could not afford childcare; this would be a disaster for my physical and mental well-being. I think child benefit is very important....
Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland is very pleased to announce the appointment of Susan McKay as Director.Susan is one of Ireland's best known journalists and commentators. She has won several major awards for her writing, including an Amnesty...
Published: Sunday, March 01, 2009
This week, the week of International Women's Day, women from throughout the world will call for protection of the most vulnerable, significant investment in health and education, an increase in the numbers of women in top decision-making positions, poverty eradication...
On this, the week of International Women's Day, the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is highlighting the low numbers of women in decision-making positions in Ireland and is calling on all political parties to support the Labour Party's Electoral ...
Published: Monday, February 02, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is seriously concerned at the targeting of childcare in the statement made by the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD. in the Dail today (3 Feb 2009). The NWCI is apprehensive that the government is sending a...
Published: Monday, January 26, 2009
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) this evening, expressed disappointment at the ruling in the High Court today that now sees Pamela Izevbekhai and her daughters Jemima and Naomi facing deportation.The NWCI is calling on Minister for Justice,...
Published: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Ms Thérèse Murphy is the first Equality Authority Board member to resign following the resignation of its Chief Executive last week.In a letter to Dermot Ahern T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ms. Murphy...
Page 34 of 40 pages ‹ First < 32 33 34 35 36 > Last ›
